African Harrier-Hawk

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the African Harrier-Hawk at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve, Table Mountain National Park and Garden Route National Park and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The African Harrier-Hawk is most recorded in Western Cape (49% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (20% of records), Mpumalanga (11% of records), based on 2,654 iNaturalist observations. 44 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape have recorded the African Harrier-Hawk on site or nearby.

The African Harrier-Hawk is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Gamkaberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

The African harrier-hawk, harrier hawk, or gymnogene (Polyboroides typus) is a bird of prey. It is about 60-66 cm in length, and is related to the harriers. It breeds in most of Africa south of the Sahara. The only other member of the genus is the allopatric Madagascan harrier-hawk.